CVE-2003-0470

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Published Jun 28, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 8.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in the "RuFSI Utility Class" ActiveX control (aka "RuFSI Registry Information Class"), as used for the Symantec Security Check service, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to CompareVersionStrings.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:security_check:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 8.7% (8.696% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-June/006014.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105647537823877&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/9091
http://securitytracker.com/id?1007029
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/527228
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8008
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12423

History

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Subscriptions

Symantec Security Check

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:58 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 28, 2003, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:58 AM
Reserved: Jun 26, 2003, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:02 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 7, 2003, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:02 PM

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